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Drainage of Deep Rectal-Area Abscess

Vermont rates for HCPCS 46040

A surgeon makes an incision to open and drain a pocket of infection (abscess) located in the deep tissue next to the rectum. The area is opened so pus can drain out, which relieves pain and pressure and lets the infection heal. This is a more involved procedure than draining a superficial abscess near the anus, since the infection sits deeper in the tissue.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Drainage of Deep Rectal-Area Abscess cost?

$2,000

Typical total for the visit. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,000 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $741 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,259 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$741$575 to $912
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,259$1,259 to $3,311

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $468 to $4,266Professionalmedian $741 · 10th to 90th $457 to $955
$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,259professional $741

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$758.58
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$4,265.80
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$954.99
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,412.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,023.29
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$467.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$436.52

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 4.2 times more in Colorado than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee

Vermont· 24th of 51

$2,000

$741 physician + $1,259 facility

CO $4,845MD $1,166

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.